In the shadow of the law
Subtitle: the legal context of social work practice
By: Phillip A. Swain, editor.
Contributors: Swain, Phillip A.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Federation Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Annandale, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- Australia.; Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
Description: All those who work in the human services sector are constrained in what can be done by legislative and statutory requirements, and by the ethical and value imperatives of the legal system. Social and welfare workers, however, need to not just know the law, but to understand how law and legal systems can be utilised. With case examples.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-285) and index.